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Re:Ask HN: Can you legally deny selling software to someone ... by mc32 on Friday December 07, 2018 @07:43PM (#18633032)
I agree. Keep politics out of your business. Doing otherwise is a potential hornet’s nest. If they are doing illegal business then sure, deny service on those grounds and possibly report to authorities, if applicable.

In politics you’re not going to please everyone, even those on your side, they’ll potentially ask for more “activism”. So, if it were me, I’d keep politics and business sepatate.

Re:Ask HN: Can you legally deny selling software to someone ... by Mountain_Skies on Friday December 07, 2018 @08:00PM (#18633125)
Unfortunately you don't always have the choice of keeping politics out. Activists that discover you are doing business with a company or group they disapprove of can publicize this fact, organize boycotts against you, harass your other customers, bully your employees and do everything in their power to make you go out of business if you don't cut ties with the customer which they disapprove.
Re:Ask HN: Can you legally deny selling software to someone ... by CM30 on Friday December 07, 2018 @08:36PM (#18633288)
The best solution for that is to still keep politics out and ignore the complainers. They only have any power at all because companies and organisations listen to them. The more people ignore angry Twitter mobs, the quicker said Twitter mobs become ineffective and people realise screaming at anything that offends them won't get them their way.